For a long time this, right here, was my favorite moment of the day. Standing in the parking garage at my job when I’d kick off my heels and throw on the pair of flip flops in my car for the drive home. I mean, SWEET JESUS, I know you know this feeling. Garrett is always giving me a hard time about wearing uncomfortable shoes, and I always say back, “Baby it hurts to be beautiful.” But you guys, WHAT IF IT DIDN’T? I’m sort of at this crossroads in my style life. I love looking and feeling cute and on-trend and like I am taking care of myself, but I am also 100% OVER walking around in shoes that bring me more excitement when I take them off, you know? When I got an email from BlogHer at the end of a long work day asking if I was interested in a campaign opportunity with Clarks I took a long deep breath. Because the truth was, HELL YES I was interested. Comfortable, quality well-made shoes sounded AWESOME. But then, honestly, I had a moment where I was like, “Wait a minute, am I turning into an old lady? SAY IT ISN’T SO!” So of course, I took to the internet to do some research. I hopped over to Zappos and was actually very surprised by what I saw: Yes, shoes that were well made and crafted with comfort in mind. But also beautiful, stylish shoes for someone who is NOT an old lady. I rejoiced right there in my car! Clockwise from top: Valley Moon // Purity Snow // Sapphire Stel Immediately I knew I wanted to participate. Because stylish ladies of the world, HEAR THIS: you can totally have both gorgeous AND super comfortable shoes. It can be done! And no one will be the wiser. Clarks sent me a few pairs of shoes to review and honestly they have really worked well into my wardrobe. Wessex Azure I wore the booties they sent me the other day and all day long people kept complimenting me. Each time I felt the need to lean over to whisper “You’ll never guess where they are from…” Every single lady I spoke to was shocked to hear they were from Clarks, but I think the secret is getting out. And the best part? At the end of the day, I didn’t even look for my flip flops!

The Giveaway!

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“What comes first when you’re buying shoes? Style or comfort?”

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You know I once thought style, but definitely comfort. I had these gorgeous pink pumps with a killer heel and they were definitely killer. I wore them one day and am looking for a new owner… Anyone interested?

I don’t mind being uncomfortable at work, but wrangling kids in the AM in and out the car or at the end of the day when I’m tired means that I kind of choose a hybrid of comfie/cute/high heel pain. A tall wedge or a stacked heel or at least SOMETHING that keeps me from wanting to whack my legs off at night.

I wish the answer were style, because I so want to be stylish and cute. But when my feet hurt I cannot function, so it’s comfort all the way. But those shoes look like they could be comfortable and cute!

So…I don’t really have an answer to this question because I go for BOTH. I only buy a shoe if it’s cute AND I can actually wear it all day walking around my office, walking up and down multiple flights of stairs and maybe a quick trip to the mall at lunch. =)

Wow! I’m very frequently in the “why did I do this to myself, but they’re just sooooo cute” place so I was excited to see this post. And I’m also so surprised but how modern & stylish these are – I’m definitely going to have to try a pair!

Gurl, it’s all about the comfort. I’m on my feet 10 hours a day at work and the last thing I want to do is have my tootsies hurt when I’m done. I love Zappos and actually ordered 2 new pairs of shoes from there for work — Earthies! And Clarks. And they are cute and comfy. Im so over heels!

I guess it depends on how long I’m going to be on my feet for! If I’m going out to dinner with the hubby, and I know I won’t be walking around much, then I got for the heels that might not be as comfortable but are smoking hot! However, in my day to day, I try to combine the two. Some days I feel feisty and wear a boot with a higher heel, and then follow it up with a flat the next day. I love my shoes – every single pair!

Comfort! I sometimes pretend its style, but who am I kidding? I stand for hours on marble floors! It has to be comfort!
Clark’s are awesome! They look great and feel great too! I wore them for an 18 hour day, luckily they don’t happen often, but my feet didn’t hurt until the end.

LOVE the cute options! I used to do heels, but the boyfriend is my height and I use that as an excuse to wear flats and be comfortable! Although, I usually buy really beautiful, but terribly uncomfortable (and expensive) flats. So clearly, I need to work on that.

Working on a large university campus requires me to go with comfort first. But stylish and comfortable is a dream come true. Clarks fit that bill along with a few other brands (Tsubo & Jambu come to mind).

Love the giveaway and love the booties!! Usually I’m searching for a particular look and I narrow the choices down by comfort- you’ll see me feeling the stiffness of all the shoes in a shop to find the ones that won’t tear up the back of my heels!

Count me in with the shoe snobs, but looks like I can have fashion and comfort after all…I’m so thankful that a friend gave me a pair of Clark’s slip ons that she said didn’t work for her. On the first wearing, the small wedge heel felt sort of “gel-like”, so that’s probably why she passed them on to me. On my second wearing, I adjusted the Velcro straps and wore them shopping. After about three hours, I gasped when I realized my feet didn’t hurt -not even a little bit! Now since it is fall, I must begin to wear closed in shoes once again…they will be Clark’s…

Comfort! I refer to reviews that say shoes are comfortable or I don’t even buy.

I also have to thank Zappos for allowing me to process an exchange last week on the “comfortable” shoes that actually ripped off the back of both of my feet. Literally. Three times. Got a real pair of comfortable shoes and can’t be happier!

Also, Clarks are amazing and I have the most comfortable shoes from them. They can’t be purchased ever again (as the style is discontinued) so I hope my shoes last forever!

i think style comes first for me, because sometimes you’re not able to tell right away whether a shoe will be comfortable, but if I am able to tell during the try on, I won’t buy overly uncomfortable shoes

Comfort!! I am only in the past few years remembering that, hey, I am still a youngish lady and should be considering style almost as much! Luckily, I already knew about the magic of Clarks cute AND comfy shoes, and that has made balancing the two so much easier!

Style will definitely make me look at a shoe, but if they aren’t comfortable, then I put them back. After a formal in college where I chose style over comfort and could barely walk the next day I have decided it’s not worth it.

I have really weird feet, so I have to look for comfort first, but have always been disappointed in the style of comfortable shoes. Would love a chance to be able to buy some of Clarks’ new comfortable, yet cute styles!!

For me, it’s comfort over style. I usually look for a specific shoe I have in mind, but make the ultimate choice based on comfort. I have definitely passed up the EXACT shoe I had in mind in favor of one that wasn’t quuuuuite it, but was comfortable and close enough. If it’s not comfortable, I know I won’t wear it. Period.